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Caption:A cameraman stands in front of flags of Europe and Germany as preparations are under way for an upcoming congress of the ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party on December 3, 2012 in Hanover, central Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel will seek to rally her party to win a third term in power in 2013 at the party congress running from December 3 to 5, 2012, buoyed by her position as Germany's most popular politician. AFP PHOTO / BARBARA SAX (Photo credit should read BARBARA SAX/AFP/Getty Images)

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A cameraman stands in front of flags of Europe and Germany as preparations are under way for an upcoming congress of the ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party on December 3, 2012 in Hanover, central Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel will seek to rally her party to win a third term in power in 2013 at the party congress running from December 3 to 5, 2012, buoyed by her position as Germany's most popular politician. AFP PHOTO / BARBARA SAX (Photo credit should read BARBARA SAX/AFP/Getty Images)

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A cameraman stands in front of flags of Europe and Germany as... News PhotoCamera Operator,Christian Democratic Union,Congress,Domination,Europe,Flag,Germany,Hanover,Horizontal,Lower Saxony,Political Party,Politics,PreparationPhotographer AFPCollection: AFP 2012 AFPA cameraman stands in front of flags of Europe and Germany as preparations are under way for an upcoming congress of the ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party on December 3, 2012 in Hanover, central Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel will seek to rally her party to win a third term in power in 2013 at the party congress running from December 3 to 5, 2012, buoyed by her position as Germany's most popular politician. AFP PHOTO / BARBARA SAX (Photo credit should read BARBARA SAX/AFP/Getty Images)